23 Monday Mar 2015
Accessories add the culminating elements to a well-coordinated look.
Sometimes a unique item shouts as the main feature
with clothing as quiet background-
creating a signature look, which centres on a signature piece.
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This gold ear link chain is definitely the stand out piece
against an all black outfit.
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(photo by Eva al Desnudo)
All connected
and he wears it well
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25 Sunday Jan 2015
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animal / nature inspired jewellery, avant garde jewellery design, jewellery, jewellery artist, jewellery design, jewellery designers, Tessa Metcalfe - jewellery designer
Via her unusual jewellery pieces, designer Tessa Metcalfe
explores and creates a visual-impact story.
It is a tale set in the London metropolis.
It is one of grit, grime and city dwelling.
It is one of unexpected beauty found in a most peculiar subject:
the urban pigeon.
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The London city pigeon has become a creature scorned.
Once a fixture in great abundance at landmark points-
such as famed Trafalgar Square,
strident measures have been enacted
to banish the pigeon from such historic sites.
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(image from panoramio.com):
Pigeons once reigned over Trafalgar Square
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Yet for native Londoner, Tessa Metcalfe
the feral pigeon is an object of fascination
and source of inspiration for creative output.
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(image from designerweek.co.uk):
Jewellery designer, Tessa Metcalfe
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Promoted by her own study/work in taxidermy,
Ms. Metclafe uses the feet of roadkill pigeons
as core element for her pieces.
The feet are cleaned, cast in silver or gold
then set with exquisite gemstones, gently held by the talons:
equally macabre, compelling and beautiful.
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(images from tessametcalfejewellery.co.uk):
18ct gold bespoke ruby and diamond engagement ring
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Ms. Metcalfe’s pieces have been showcased at London Fashion Week-
where I first viewed her work.
There is a beguiling quality to these pieces, which engenders
lingered examination and great appreciation.
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Ring: pigeon grasp claw with gold talons
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Ring: pale green quartz, Colombian emerald shoulders
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Cuff links: gold / silver single pigeon talon
holds sleeve cuff between its grasp
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Necklace: aquamarine crystal captured between silver feet and gold talons
one foot dons its own rings in blue topaz and green quartz
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Pendant: silver foot, gold talons
with miniature rings set with an emerald and peridot
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Ear rings: (t) gold talons ; (b) silver feet with gold talons
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Pearl of London ring
The ring is a signature piece of Ms. Metcalfe’s design narrative:
“Capturing the hidden beauty of the city it represents, the pigeon inhabitants protect precious pearls within their gold claws endlessly spinning them in their grasp. The cool smooth [freshwater] pearl stands out inside the gold cage of claws enclosing it. Playfully fitted onto pins the pearl can be turned at your fingertips. This ring encompasses everything I love about my hometown, looking through the dirt in the gutter, finding it holds the beauty of the city.”
(quote, Tessa Metacalfe)
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Tessa Metcalfe earned a BA Honours degree in Illustration,
University of Brighton.
Her creations have been worn by pop divas Rita Ora and Pixie Lott.
For further details, visit:
http://www.tessametcalfejewellery.co.uk
14 Sunday Dec 2014
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'KFC' jewellery, 14kt gold plated chicken bone jewellery, accesssories, avant garde jewellery design, jewellery artist, jewellery designers, Meg Carroll - jewellery designer, OTT accessories, quirky accessories
Meg Carroll is an American jewellery designer
who was raised on Long Island, New York
and now lives/works in Lexington, Kentucky.
Of late, she’s keen on two things:
eating Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC)
and creating jewellery from the bone remains.
A bit creatively odd and of intrigue.
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After consuming a fried chicken meal (wings preferred, courtesy of the Colonel),
the bones are thoroughly cleaned, painted, dipped in copper and gold
to create unique 14 karat gold plated pieces.
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Only a limited number of KFC jewellery items were produced,
clearly a ‘special-meal-deal”.
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Wishbone necklace
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(image from whowhatwear.com):
‘KFC’ chicken bone ear ring
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14 Sunday Dec 2014
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accessories, avant garde jewellery design, Gotta have it!, jewellery, palm cuff, quirky accessories, signature accessory
The palm cuff is an innovative design piece,
which brings new attention to hand adornment.
Embrace it as a signature to add
new dimension to jewellery-wear.
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Worn singularly or as part of a hand jewellery ensemble:
stacked bangles, watches, rings and things-
be palm cuff, jewellery-wear creative!
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(image from luckymag.com):
Intricate pattern, copper hue
with stacked pinkie rings
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(image from sweetcouch.com)
‘Fort Knox’
single gold bar
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(image from unafashion.com):
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(image from gossef.com):
Variety pack
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(showbizpak.com)
Silver wrap
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(images from jenny-bird.com):
One among many
silver serpentwine
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Stack ’em up!
gold serpentwine
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Mirror images
in silver and gold
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(image from pinterest);
Time flies
bird wing interpretive
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29 Monday Sep 2014
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avant garde jewellery design, body adornment, conceptual jewellery artist, Ewa Sliwinska, function of jewellery, futuristic jewellery
Jewellery artist Ewa Sliwinska
has a creative eye fixedly focused on
future ideas and interpretations
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Her MA degree project
at the University of Fine Arts, Poznan (Poland),
is a jewellery collection entitled:
The Living Points Structure
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Ms. Sliwinska designed pieces,
with an ultra-modern perspective.
More total body adornments than traditional jewellery,
the objects are created with a vision for
simultaneous wear on several body parts.
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Her inspiration arose from contemplation on
the manner and attitude of how people might
wear jewellery in future: a century from present.
Hence, the idea of pieces, which are not limited to
a singular body part: finger, wrist, ear, ankle, etc –
but are of a body inter-connective quality.
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The pieces are made from elasticated PVC strips,
“translucent tendrils” extending from the body,
moving in concert with the wearer.
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As Ms. Sliwinska eloquently states:
“By wearing the designed objects one does not simply decorate the body, but rather extend it both in the context of multidimensional shape and activity – the movement is given a new visual representation
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The concept and finished pieces intrigue:
this notion of jewellery as elaborate objects
of body continuation in form and motion.
With this impression jewellery is organic,
maybe not from materials used in construction,
but as more intricate and intimate to the wearer.
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(images from dezeen.com):
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08 Sunday Dec 2013
Posted in accessories, avant garde, design inventive, ear adornments, eco-fashion, jewellery
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avant garde jewellery design, conceptual jewellery, East London Design Show - 2013, eco-fashion, Emma Ware, jewellery artist, up-cycled jewellery
I met jewellery designer
Emma Ware
(images from http://www.emmaware.co.uk):
at the annual East London Design Show (ELDS) – 2013
held at the Old Truman Brewery, London.
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On display was a representative selection of her work:
necklaces, ear rings, hand adornments
made from finely cut rubber tyres –
textured, some slightly coloured
achieving a look and feel of soft leather.
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Ms. Ware is an innovative artist
trained in applied and fine arts.
Her vision conceptual, her process natural –
allowing the flow from work on a piece
to navigate instinctively towards final design details .
As result, the finished item is product of
simultaneous creating, exploring, discovering.
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As an environmentally-aware artist,
Ms. Ware’s jewellery is
up-cycled: reuse of a material in its current state
sustainable: of limited impact on the environment
The pieces are all handmade, delicate, beautifully crafted
with a sculptural element: of form, angles, curves
and an organic quality: of structural, uncomplicated artistry .
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The Infinity Collection
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The Oscuro Collection
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The Re:cycle Collection
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The Gravity Collection
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05 Thursday Dec 2013
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avant garde jewellery design, Imogen Belfield, jeweller, London Fashion Week - a/w 2013, Made in London: Jewellery - exhibition, Museum of London
British jewellery artist Imogen Belfield
(image from imogenbelfield.blogspot.co.uk):
creates conceptual pieces which seem inspired by contradictions:
smooth/textured, simple/complex, earthly/other worldly –
design experimentation which challenges conventions.
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Completing her degree at Sir John Cass School of Art,
Ms. Belfield launched her label in 2010
and has shown at London Fashion Week (LFW).
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(image from lilyandcoco.co.uk):
ring shown at LFW, a/w 2013
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There is a primitive aspect to her work.
It is raw, basic, yet intricate … a multi-layered perspective:
a sense of mystery
an enigmatic quality –
as in investigating the origins and significance
of a rare archeological find.
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(image from girlalamode.co.uk):
gold with stone
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Therein lies the beguiling appeal of Ms. Belfield’s designs:
Her singular collections have attracted
a celebrity clientele.
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She uses a mixture of materials,
which adds dimensionality to her creations.
Hers is a design approach
which is decidedly inventive.
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(images from lushgazine.com):
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(images from youngbritishdesigners.com):
sterling silver honey plasma ring
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yellow gold plasma ring
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sterling silver orbital ring
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sterling silver carve ring
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sterling silver grooves ring
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Equilibrium – s/s, 2010
(images from heartymagazine.com):
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Mark your diary:
Pieces from Ms. Belfield’s collections can be viewed at the exhibition –
Made in London: Jewellery, which runs until 23 April 2014
at the Museum of London
02 Saturday Feb 2013
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abstract imagery, avant garde, avant garde jewellery design, Betty Cooke, experimentation, jeweller, modernism, modernist, modernist jewellery
Modernist creativity summed up
experimentation
abstractionism
rejection of realism
varied forms
diverse materials
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novel thoughts
novel approaches
novel creations
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Meet modernist jewellery designer Betty Cooke
whose simple, elegant pieces embody the essence of avant-garde.
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